Bill of Sale for Talitha

William Townsend
& Sarah Townsend
Bill of Sale
To Angeline C. Smith
The State of Texas .
Limestone County

Know all men by these presents that we
William Towsend and Sara Townsend, his
wife of the county and state aforesaid
for and in consideration of the sum of
Five hundred Dollars to us in hand said
the Receipt whereof is here by
acknowledged have this day bargained and
sold and by these prsents sell transfer
and convey to Angeline C. Smith wife of
R R Smith of said county a certain negro
woman named Talitha of yellow colour
aged about thirty four years to have and
to hold to he the said Angeline C Smith
her heirs and afsigns forever we
covenant with said Angeline C. Smith
that we are lawfully seized of said
property and that the is unincumbored
and we do hereby arrant said Negro to be
sound healhy sensible and a slave for
Life Witness our hands and seals scrolls
used for seals this April the 25th AD
1850 The words interlined wife of RR
Smith inserted before signing
his
William X Townsend seal
mark
her
Sarah X Townsend seal
mark
The state of Texas
Limestone County
court of said county
personally Appeared sarah Townsend
Before me RR Smith clerk of the county
this day came and William Townsend his
wife both to me well know and whose
names appears to the above and foregoing
Bill of sale to Angeline C Smith as
makers thereof and the said William
Townsend acknowledged. his signature to
the same for the purposes and considers
times? therein contained (By makeing his
mark, and the said Sarah Townsend wife
of the said William (Townsend) as
aforesaid haveing been Examined by me
privately and a part prove her husband
and haveing the same fully Explained to
her acknowledge the same to be her act
and Deed by makeing her mark that she
did not wish to retract it
Intestimony whereof I have here unto set
my hand and seal of office at office in
Springfield April the 2th AD 1850 RR
Smith Clk C,C,L,C,

The State of Texas
Limestone County

I RR Smith clerk of the county court of
said county hereby certiy that the
foregoing and within Bill of sale with
the probate thereof was filed for Record
April 25th 1850 and was Recorded April
25 1852 in Book B Pages 450
given under my hand and seal Offficial
Apil the 22 AD 1852 RR Smith clk
C,C,L,C,

The State of Texas
County of Freestone
I Emanuel Clements clk of the county
court of said county hereby certify that
the foregoing and Bill of sale was filed
fore Record May the 27th 1852 and was
duly Recorded and I do further certify
that the above and foregoing is a true
copy of the original filed in my office
in the 27th day of May 1852
To testify I have unto set my hand this
the 1st day of July AD 1852 at 2 Oclock
P.m.
Emanuel Clements
Clk C,C,F,C,